REMEMBER MAMAN?
WE SHARE THIS SET OF HANDS THAT CAN'T BE IDLE. WHEN SHE ISN'T COAXING HUNKS OF CLAY INTO GRACEFUL VESSELS, SHE IS BEADING THESE INCREDIBLE NECKLACES.
I WAS SO INSPIRED BY THESE PIECES I REMEMBER HER WEARING IN MY CHILDHOOD (SHE LOOKED LIKE A WILD GYPSY IN HER LONG SKIRTS AND HANDMADE SANDALS), I ASKED HER TO MAKE SOME ESPECIALLY FOR ALIX OF BOHEMIA. SHE GAMELY AGREED (SHE IS MY DARLING MOTHER AFTER ALL). BELOW ARE THE FIRST FEW HAND-MADE BEAUTIES, WORN BY MAMAN WITH SOME BITS OF ALIX OF BOHEMIA FROM HER PERSONAL COLLECTION.
1. THE BLUE ANCHOR (DV_0001)
MAMAN STRETCHES OUT TO SHOW US THE GOODS: HAND MADE CERAMIC PENDANTS COUPLED WITH AFRICAN AND INDIAN BEADS. THE GRAPHIC APPEAL OF THE BLACK AND WHITE SECTIONS ARE SUBLIME, JUXTAPOSED WITH THE ORGANIC NATURE OF THE DELICATE HAND-PAINTED ORGANIC HAND-PAINTED PENDULUM.
2. TURQ AND CALES (CP_0001)
HAND-STRUNG BONE AND GLASS BEAD NECKLACE, WITH BRASS AND TURQUOISE SPACERS AND HAND CARVED BONE AND WOODEN BEADS.
THE RESULT IS THIS INCREDIBLE SEVENTIES, JUST-POPPED-OVER-FROM-THE-RESERVATION-AND-PICKED-UP-THIS-TREASURE VIBE.
WORN WITH ALIX OF BOHEMIA CAMELIA BLOUSE IN MAI TAI.
3. TURQUOISE WAFER (DV_0002)
GIANT STONE PENDANT STRUNG WITH GLASS BEADS FROM MURANO AND LITTLE RED AND GREEN BEADS FROM AFRICA. WORN WITH
4. CHARTREUSE TAGALONG (DV_0003)
ASYMMETRICAL SISTER STRING OF THE SAME MATERIALS, BOASTING THE SWEETEST COLOURS OF THE SUMMER: ORANGE CORAL, SWEET SAFFRON, GRASS GREEN AND CARIBBEAN BLUE.
WORN WITH CUSTOM ALIX OF BOHEMIA CAMELIA BLOUSE IN CITY SKETCH SILK.
5. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT WITH CHARTREUSE (DV_0006)
108 CORAL COLORED WOODEN BEADS WITH HAND KNOTTED CHARTREUSE SILK CORD, FINISHED WITH A HANDMADE TASSEL.
BUDDHIST AND HINDU PRAYER BEADS (CALLED 'MALAS') ARE TRADITIONALLY MADE WITH 108 BEADS. ITS A SACRED NUMBER THAT HAS APPEARED FOR CENTURIES IN A MULTITUDE OF SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS AND INCARNATIONS, EACH BEAD REPRESENTING A PRAYER, MANTRA OR MEDITATION. THE CHRISTIAN ROSARY ALSO HAS 108 BEADS. MAMAN'S INTERPRETATION (IN SUCH AN EXUBERANT COLOR STORY) CAN BE DOUBLED UP OR WORN SURFER STYLE, LONG TO THE BELLY BUTTON, OR EVEN SLUNG OVER A BED POST.
DAPHNE WEARS HER ONE HUNDRED EIGHT HERE WITH A CUSTOM ALIX OF BOHEMIA EDIE TUNIC IN 'FIDDLEHEAD'.
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